hi , my pavillion db 9000 is on it s way out ...again!!! paid 60 pounds a cple of months ago to sort the ndvia chip ...worked fine until recently and the old problem of not startin up is beginnin again so instead of throwin more money at it , have decided to purchase a new laptop....got UP to ? 600 to spend ....need it for msn,cam required ...facebook, e bay ,i tunes,you tube, generally surfin the net checkin me forums ...ocasionally download a movie and watch it on lappy...i m not a games player so dont need it for that , tend to use the laptop plugged in .............so was wonderin wat s the best laptop to get ?????? and where s the best place to buy it from ... any ideas ???? pref wants something that lasts longer than the hp ..2.6 yrs grrrrr......cheers .many thanks in advance
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Interesting thread big lad.. I will look at the results of this one too.
Personally, I would try go for an i3 processor, your looking at ?370 ish.. I have seen them for ?315 in a tesco sale, and upwards of ?400, differing specs..
It is not THE best in terms of performance, but it is far from a slouch either. I have the i3 in a desktop, and I am well happy, and it is one of the most cool running low powered chips around..
This is my opinion tho..
Will keep a close eye on this thread.
oh, forgot to add... if I could, I would get another Aldi one, at least you get a 3 year Warranty. Unfortunately I have not seen any for sale in there for ages. My (not cheap) Samsung lappy ~~~~ed up after about 2 years.. and only a one year warranty on the bugger.Last edited by xant14; 18 March, 2011, 18:17. -
give this a lash for the laugh will get it working again
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctHTF3oNdxI]YouTube - HP tx1000 no boot / black screen / motherboard repair[/ame]Comment
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cheers for postin the vid but
nahhh, it s been done once .....gonna bite the bullet and buy a new un ....any suggestion s wat s a gd lappy to buy ?
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loads of great deals in Acer Laptops | Buy Acer Aspire Laptops, Acer Netbooks, Acer Notebooks from Acer Direct
i been looking at Grade A1 - Acer Aspire 574 and Acer Aspire 5738DZG 3D LaptopComment
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im in ireland so wouldnt no any good deals
what ya going to do with the old lappy
i havent tried that video yet either but it seems handy enough
stripping the laptop would be the hard partLast edited by daithi; 19 March, 2011, 11:15.Comment
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Yeah acers are good move mate good online support 2I know you believe you understand what you think i said
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I am not sure you realise that what you heard is not what i meant ! sigpicComment
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was thinkin of a dell xps 15 any thought s on these ...will look at the acers cheers ...dont kno wat i m doin with old one yetComment
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Defiantly recommend Acer ... mine is coming up to 5yrs old and still going strong ...
only real problem i had was the BD drive which had to replaced a few times ... support was good ... had good value for my money.
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always say you cant go wrong with a sony vaio the cheapest one you can afford. Had current one since vistas first inception and its still running great and lightning quick too.Comment
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seen the acer aspire as5742-454g for ?500 in pc world ...5 off with voucher code = 475.....seems ok but fault i can find is crappy mono speakers,,,,,,,wonder wat u all thought of this or if u had any better suggestions .....laptops under ?600..cheersComment
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How important is battary life and portability ?
17" or 15" ?
Do you need higher spec graphics or bluray drive ?
Personal bought an 17" median from Aldi a year, good spec and comes with 3 year warranty. Apart from usual bloatware on their load been great laptop.Comment
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Speeakers are generally piss anyway mate.. better to get an active set if you intend playing movies on it. A good few have HDMI out if you wanted to play thru your slight less than piss poor telly speakersComment
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